Carl Froch vs. Jermain Taylor

Continents Collide
Date25 April 2009
VenueFoxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S
Title(s) on the lineWBC super middleweight championship
Tale of the tape
Boxer United Kingdom Carl Froch United States Jermain Taylor
Nickname "The Cobra" "Bad Intentions"
Hometown Nottingham, East Midlands, UK Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Pre-fight record 24-0 (19 KO) 28-2-1 (17 KO)
Age 31 years, 9 months 30 years, 8 months
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 167 lb (76 kg) 166 lb (75 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBC
Super Middleweight Champion
The Ring
No. 6 Ranked Super Middleweight		 WBC
No. 1 Ranked Super Middleweight
The Ring
No. 5 Ranked Super Middleweight
Former Undisputed middleweight champion
Result
Froch defeats Taylor by 12th round TKO

Carl Froch vs. Jermain Taylor, billed as Continents Collide, was a professional boxing match contested on 25 April 2009, for the WBC super middleweight championship.[1] The fight was held at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard, Connecticut, United States on 25 April 2009.

Background

Froch was coming off a win against Jean Pascal for the vacant WBC title whilst Jermain Taylor had only recently stepped up to super-middleweight and was also coming off a win, beating Jeff Lacy in a title eliminator. Froch was ranked lower in the Ring Magazine rankings despite being the champion and was fighting in the United States for only the second time in his career.[2][3]

During a press conference, reporters asked Taylor what he knew about Froch to which he replied: “Nothing.” He also claimed that whenever he told people who he was getting ready to fight they’d say “Carl who?”.[4][5]

The fight

Froch was knocked down late in the third round, the first time he had ever been down in his career.

A barrage of punches by Froch caused the referee to stop the fight with fourteen seconds remaining in Round 12, the final round, giving Froch the win by KO and retention of his WBC super middleweight title. At the time of the stoppage Taylor led 106–102 on the two of the three judge's scorecards.[6]

Aftermath

Speaking after the bout Froch said "What I did in the 12th, that was unbelievable, I showed a little composure. I got up and knocked him out in round 12. What more do you want? Coming into the last round, I was hoping my intuition was right and Jermain was tiring from dealing with my pressure. I came out here to make a statement on American soil and I believe I made it."[7]

Undercard

Confirmed bouts:[8]

Broadcasting

Country Broadcaster
 Poland Polsat
 United Kingdom ITV
 United States Showtime

See also

Super Six World Boxing Classic

References

  1. ^ "Carl Froch vs. Jermain Taylor". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  2. ^ Nabil Hassan (24 April 2009). "The secret diary of Carl Froch". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  3. ^ Robin Chipperfield (27 April 2009). "BBC man on Froch-watch". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Archived from the original on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Taylor is back in his element | Sports Illustrated". www.si.com. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  5. ^ Kevin Mitchell (25 April 2009). "Uncrowned king Carl Froch fights to emerge from Joe Calzaghe's shadow". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  6. ^ Kevin Mitchell (26 April 2009). "Carl Froch announces himself to America with Jermain Taylor knockout". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  7. ^ Ben Dirs (26 April 2009). "Froch stuns Taylor with late show". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Archived from the original on 28 April 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  8. ^ "BoxRec - event".
Preceded by Carl Froch's bouts
25 April 2009 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Jermain Taylor's bouts
25 April 2009 		Succeeded by